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TUB FO0T FASTENER.

(Apylicntwn. mal Nov 16 1900 (lo lodel.)

UNITED STATES i PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM C. MCKINNEY AND JOHN F. WHITEHEAD, OF NEW BRIGHTON,PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNORS TO THE STANDARD SANITARY MANU- FAOTURINGCOMPANY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

TUB-FOOT FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming* part Of Letters PatentNO. 678,007, dated July 9,1901. Application filed November 16, 1900. Serial No. 66,745. (Nomodel.)

To all whom t may concern/.-

Be it known that we,l WILLIAM C. MOKIN- NEY and JOHN F. WHITEHEAD,residents of New Brighton, in the county of Beaver and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tub-FootFastoners; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full', clear,and exact description thereof.

Our invention relates toa tub-foot forbathtubs, and more particularly tothe manner of securing the tub-foot to the tub.

The object of our invention is to provide a tub-foot which may bereadily secured in place and held firmly in position when once securedin such a manner as to prevent liability of its displacement, while atthe same time the tub-foot may be readily adjusted so as to regulate theheight of the tub where there is any unevenness or irregularity in thelicor of the apartment in which the tub is located.

To this end our invention comprises, gen'd erally stated, a tub-foothaving its upper portion in contact with and conforming substantially tothe outer contour of the tub, and a projection or tongue on saidtub-foot adapted to engage a bolt secured withili a seat in the bottomof the tub, said tongue or. projection having its upper face engagingwith the tub and inclined in such a' manner as to heighten or lower thesaid tub, according as the tongue on said tub-foot is moved inwardly oroutwardly.

Our invention consists, furthermore, in enlarging the outward end ofsaid tongue, so that the intermediate portion thereof through which thebolt passes is of less thickness than the outer end, whereby when thenut which secures the foot to the tub is drawn up tight .into place saidincreased thickness at the end of the tongue will prevent any outwardslipping of the tongue and will hold the foot rigidly in position.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, wewill describe the same more fully, referring to theaccompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is an end view of a tub withour improved tub-foot applied thereto. Fig. 2 is lfoot is secured inplace.

nection with an ordinary porcelain-lined metallic bath-tub 2 of anysuitable shape. At suitable points on the bottom of the said tub 2 arecast or otherwise secured the lugs 3 and 4, sometimes termed the doves,said lugs `having the inwardly-projecting portions 5,

which form the seat 6 for the reception of the head 7 of the bolt 8. Itis apparent that the head of the bolt maybe inserted into the seat onceinserted within said seat the withdrawal of said bolt in a verticalcourse isprevented.

The tub-foot 9, preferably formed of cast metal,may be of any suitabledesign, said tub-foot having its upper portion 10 adapted to conform tothe outer'contour of the tub, so that the upper portion of said footmakes a neat fit with the said'tub. Cast integral with the tub-foot 9 orotherwise secured thereto is the projection or tongue 11, said tonguehaving the slot 12. formed therein through which the bolt 8 is adaptedto pass when said The upper face 13 of the tongue ll bears against thelower faces of the lugs 3 and 4. This upper face 13 of the tongue l-land the lower faces of the lugs 3 and 4 correspond substantially tothecontour or radius of the tub-body, so that when said tongue is inengagement with said lugs it will conform with said lugs, and owing.tothe inclined inner portion of the upper face of said tongue it isapparent that as said tongue is moved inwardly the height of the tubwill bef increased, while at the same time the upper face of said tonguewill still conform to the faces of the lugs 3 and 4. Y

The outer end of the tongue l1 is slightly o at either end of the lugs 34, .and that when 7 IOO enlarged, as at 14, so that the portion of saidtongue through which the bolt 8 passes is of less thickness than saidenlarged portion 14, with the result that when the nut 15 is drawn uptight with the Washer 16 interposed between said nut and the lower faceof the tongue 11 said enlargement will prevent any slipping outward ofthe tongue l1. It will thus be seen that when the nut 15 is once drawnup tight the tongue will be wedged between the said nut and the lugs 3and 4 in such a way as to hold the tongue rigidly in position andprevent all liability of its slipping in or out. When once the tub-foothas been adjusted at the proper position and secured at such position,the liability of its displacement, so as to throw the tub off thelevel, is practically precluded.

By having the upper face of the tongue 11 inclined at a proper angle thetub-foot may be adjusted with great accuracy, according as it is desiredto heighten or lower the tub, as may be found necessary where anyunevenness exists in the floor on which the tub is set up. By simplyunscrewing the nut 15 the tongue maybe advanced, so as to increase theheight of the tub, the upper face of the tongue 11 moving in contactwith the lugs 3 and 4,

while the upper portion 10 of the tub-foot moves along and conforms withthe body of the tub. Vtfhen the tub-foot has been adj usted to bring thetub to the properlevel, the nut 15 is tightened and all further movementof the foot is prevented.

In order to prevent any lateral deflection of the tongue 1l when oncesecured in place, lthe lug 4 is provided with the stops 17.

By our invention we provide a tub-foot which is held rigidly inposition, so that practically all liability of its working loose isavoided, while at the same time its adjust; ment may be readilyaccomplished where it is desired to raise or lower one or more cornersof the tub in order to maintain the tub on a level. It may often happenthat an unevenness may develop in the iloor supporting the tub after thetub has been in use for some time, and by our invention this unevennessmay be corrected without difculty.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

l. The combination with a tub having a seat on the bottom thereof, of abolt engaging said seat and projecting downwardly therefrom, a tub-foothaving a tongue through which said bolt passes, said tongue increasingin thickness at its outer end, and a nut engaging said bolt.

2. The combination with a tub, of a tubfoot, a tongue on said tub-foot,the upper face of said tongue engaging said tub, the upper face of saidtongue being inclined, means for securing said tub-foot to said tub, andmeans for adjusting said tongue to regulate the height of said tub.

3. The combination with a tub, of a tubfoot, a tongue on said tub-foot,said tongue having an inclined upper face, lugs on the bottom of saidtub forming a seat for a bolt, the upper face of said tongue engagingsaid lugs and conforming thereto, and a downwardly-projecting bolt forsecuring said tubfoot to said tub.

4. The combination with a tub, of a tubfoot, a tongue on said tub-foot,said tongue having an inclined upper face, lugs on the bottom of saidtub forming a seat for a bolt, the upper face of said tongue engagingsaid lugs and conforming thereto, a downwardlyextending bolt forsecuring said tub-foot to said tub, and stops on said lugs to preventlateral movement of said tongue.

In testimony whereof we, the said VILLIAM C. MGKINNEY and JOHN F.WHirEi-IEAD, have hereunto set our hands.

WILLIAM C. MCKINNEY. JOHN F. WHITEHEAD. lVitnesses:

HARRY M. STAGER, E. H. THOMAS.

